Construction of street-railways



(No Model.)

H. T. WHITE.

CONSTRUCTION 01? STREET RAILWAYS.

Patented Jan. 3, 1888-.

ilma/5w UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

REYNOLDS T. WHITE, OF BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS.

CONSTRUCTION OF STREET-RAILWAYS.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 37 5,851, dated January 3, 1888.

Application filed October 1. 1887. Serial No. 251,202.

To all whom, it may concern:

Be it known that I, REYNOLDS T. WHITE, a citizen ofthe United States, residing at Boston, in the county of Sn [folk and State of Massachusetts, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in the Construction of Street- Railways; and I do declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to the letters and figures of reference marked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

The object of myinvention is to construct a substantial and economical metalliest-reetraih way road'bed; and it consists in thesimple and peculiar construction of the rails and a combined chair and sleeper and the fastenings, whereby a substantial road-bed can be laid at a very small expense and be paved in the usual manner; and it consists in certain de: tails of construction, as shown in the accompanying drawings, and fully described in the following specification, and particularly pointed out in the claim.

Referring to the drawings, Figures 1, 2,and 3 showside, end, and plan views of myinvention made in wrought metal. Fig. 4 shows a keyed tie-rod to be used with Figs. 1, 2, 8. Fig. 5 represents an improvedkey-bolt for securing the rails in the chairs.

A represents a rail of any desired form of tread, having a web, B,on its under side at or near its center.

D is a key-bolt of suitable size that passes through the chair and sleeper G and web B of (No model.)

In Figs. 1, 2, 3 I have shown the sleeper and chair made of wrought metal. 0 represents a sheet of wrought metal bentor formed as shown and having an inside brace-arm, F. The brace-arm F is secured to bottom of sleeper G by key or screwbolt or rivet O, and its up per end is held in position by means of the bolt D, that secures the rail to the chair; and for further security the end of brace-arm F may be bent so as to form a stop'hook, G, which is then passed through a suitable hole in bottom of sleeper 0, thereby assisting the bolt 0 in holding brace arm F in place. The tie-rod J is of thin plate metal ofsuitable size and provided with shouldersc 6 near its ends, and also key-holes f, of the form shown. This tie-rod may be employed in place of the keybolts D, (shown in Figs. 1, 2, and 3.)

ltwill be seen that the chairs can be made to fitany kind of a web, and the tic-rodJ(shown in Fig. 4) isused to stiffen and hold the rails from spreading, as the sleepers between are very light and would be apt to spring without a tie-rod when heavy teams are passing in or out or over them. A common screw-bolt may be used instead of key-bolt D; but Iprefer a key'bolt, as it is easier inserted and removed.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim is The combination of a combined chair and sleeper, O, havinga brace-arm, F, and tie-rod J, substantially as shown and described.

In testimony whereofl affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

REYNOLDS T. \VHITE.

Witnesses:

EDWARD BLAKE, A. T. STARKEY. 

